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In the past several weeks, several veterans of New York politics received calls from Andrew Cuomo's top operatives and were asked the same question: W...
The Denver Post | Michael Riley | Posted 09.27.2009 | Denver
WASHINGTON -- Not long after news leaked last month that Andrew Romanoff was determined to make a Democratic primary run against Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
Billy Parish | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green
The New York State Senate and Assembly rose above petty politics last week to pass legislation on climate and energy, setting a precedent for bipartisanship and a sensible cap and trade system.
RealClearPolitics | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
A new Siena College poll finds 68% of New York voters would prefer someone else if Gov. David Paterson (D) decides to run for governor next year. This...
Staten Island Advance | Judy L. Randall | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson's visual impairment has hindered his ability to govern, state Sen. Diane Savino said yesterday. In an unus...
New York Times | DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York
ALBANY - A former Senate employee who is suing the state over his dismissal in 2007 said on Thursday that he had testified under oath this week that h...
Observer | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York
ALBANY - David Paterson's poll numbers have climbed slightly, for the second month in a row, as voters surveyed in a poll released today perceive him ...
AP | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Even as New York rushes to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for roads and bridges, billions more a...
Daily Intel. | Daily Intel | Posted 08.14.2009 | Home
The most dysfunctional, in fact. ...
New York Post | Brendan Scott | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York
ALBANY -- It could go down as the most expensive circus in state history. The Senate's monthlong descent into chaos wasted more than $5 million in sta...
Fran Barrett | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York
So those of you who work in, or are on the board of, or even have friends who are connected to a nonprofit, let me offer you a few tips to nonprofits seeking member item funding.
New York Times | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York
A campaign to increase New York's unemployment benefits for the first time in a decade has been sidetracked by the political stalemate in Albany. Des...
Advocate | Advocate | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home
New York governor David Paterson placed the marriage equality bill at the top of the list of items for senators to consider in a special...
Gotham Gazette | Gotham Gazette | Posted 07.22.2009 | Home
Contrary to expectations, the new city budget does not include massive spending cuts or huge tax cuts. Good news -- or did officials just postpone the...
The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics
A new Marist poll found that a majority of New Yorkers would prefer sex-scandal plagued former Governor Eliot Spitzer to current Governor David Paters...
Mike Alvear | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics
David Paterson's role in introducing and leading the fight for the legalization of same sex marriage is nothing short of stunning.
Mike Alvear | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics
As outrageous as it may sound, heterosexual families will become stronger and stronger as more states follow Iowa's gay marriage ruling.
James Boyce | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
A free ticket to the U.S. Senate should be given only to someone who is willing to earn it under a different circumstance, and I assure you, Senator Gillibrand is that sort of person.
Diane Ravitch | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics
My hunch is that six weeks of intense media scrutiny was more than Caroline could stomach. People lined up to see her and to touch her. Coverage was always deferential.
Michael Vazquez | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics
Barack Obama's campaign, in its mastery of the myriad intricacies of our electoral process, created a strategy which has helped us rediscover and reexamine democracy in America.
Patricia Zohn | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics
Caroline Kennedy's declaration of interest to David Paterson has produced the perfect storm of political controversy, pushing everybody's age, income, gender and entitlement buttons.
Eric Lurio | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
My old friend Jeff called me up the other day, and as always, the conversation turned to politics. With Hillary Clinton leaving the Senate to be Secre...
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
The conversation on who would replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate was ratcheted up a notch on Thursday (12/4). The National Organization for W...
Howie Greene | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics
This year I'll be asking folks to play "Who Wants To Be A US Senator?" With the prospects of our junior Senato being named Secretary of State by Obama, who is on your short list of replacements?
Wendy Diamond | Posted 12.25.2008 | Style
Okay, so President-elect Obama, if you ever read this I would like to give you my advice. Please adopt from a city shelter!
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PolitickerNY.com | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York